Tehran, YJC. City Council member says security and labor in Tehran are threatened by illegal immigrants.

Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the City Council of
Tehran asserting that Tehran must not be open to people without ID said "Illegal
immigrants have created serious problems in the capital regarding labor and
security. The City Council, therefore, has to attend to the issue more
sensitively.”

Parviz Sarvari who was speaking with Mehr News Agency maintained
that Iran is one of the biggest immigrant hosts in Asia, adding "In a lot of
countries immigrants are considered as opportunities whereas it is to regret
that in our country they have turned into a threat.”

"Immigrants severely damage the country’s labor while our
unemployment rate is very high. Also, since the entries are not controlled they
will increase crime. So some very harsh regulation has to be devised against illegal
immigrants,” he asserted.

Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the City Council of
Tehran stated "Some determined decision has to be made about immigration. The country’s
gates to unofficial immigration have to be closed. For the official ones also
some procedure has to be laid down in order that the immigrants may help solve
some problem or to contribute to the country’s scientific development. Even if
investment is made in that it would be profitable.”